Enforcer Ewan “Cal” Calder hasn’t shifted into his Scottish wildcat form in two years. He should’ve gone crazy by now, because that’s how these things are supposed to work. The governing body of all shifters, the Council, has sent him and his adopted teenage son Kit to a sanctuary in Finland. It’s a last-ditch effort to wean Cal off the morphine he’s been using to keep his cat at bay. If he doesn’t shift soon, there’s no way he’s going to retain his sanity.<br><br>Two years ago, Council security officer Derek Lamont was tentatively dating and getting to know Cal, but then he lost an eye in a tragic accident. While he was recuperating in the hospital, Cal and Kit vanished from the house they’d all shared. Derek has been searching for them ever since, traveling the world and grasping at straws because of the undeniable truth: Derek knows Cal is his mate, even though humans aren’t supposed to be able to feel the mate bond.<br><br>When Derek finds Cal and Kit at a small farm in the middle of nowhere, Finland, he feels relief. But their problems are far from over. From Cal’s guilt over the accident, to stray hunting dogs, to figuring out how to deal with the Council, things keep piling up.

Off and On Again

They ended up deciding to make a work party out of it.There was apparently a Finnish word,talkootthat meant people coming over to someone’s place and getting something done together without payment.Except of course,Mikael had explained,that if it was say,a guy living alone and needing the help,then he’d buy beer and pizzas or something like that for his friends.If it was a family,then maybe everyone would get fed by the homeowner after the job was done.


Derek and Cal decided that they wanted to feed everyone,so the next day,there was a brand new coal grill in the yard and then soon after,a delivery van brought them a couple of new picnic tables.


“All on the Council’s buck,don’t worry.”Noah grinned at Derek and Cal who were a little bit speechless.Then again,they’d agreed to pay for anything they’d need so…here they were.


Chapter 19